Chirality is a topic that fascinates researchers from many disciplines. Supramolecular polymers can be utilized as excellent benchmark to investigate the transference of the chiral information embedded into the constitutive self-assembling molecules to the supramolecular structures. This transference of chirality can be produced by the presence of different elements of asymmetry like stereogenic carbons or atropisomers. In addition, supramolecular polymers can be also utilized as useful candidates to investigate the origin of natural homochirality by performing different experiments of amplification of chirality. These experiments are known as sergeants-and-soldiers and majority rules. In both, it is possible to bias the whole chirality of a supramolecular polymer by adding minute amounts of a chiral elements in slight excess.

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SaS experiments performed with linear bisamides onto surfaces 

SaS experiments depicting the amplification of chirality experienced by OPE-based tricarboxamides 

 

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Inversion of supramolecular helicity in oligo-p-phenylene-based supramolecular polymers

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